Ochre crayon discovered in England

An article on the BBC from the University of York - Archaeologists find 10,000-year-old crayon in Scarborough - reports on an ochre crayon found by archaeologists thought to have been used to draw on animal skins 10,000 years ago.

The crayon (left) was discovered near the site of an ancient lake. An ochre pebble (right) was found near the crayon. Image: University of York.

The crayon, which is just 22mm long, was discovered near the site of an ancient lake which is now covered in peat near Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

An ochre pebble was found at another site on what would have been the opposite side of the lake.

The area is near one of the most famous Mesolithic sites in Europe, Star Carr.

Archaeologists from the University of York found the items at Seamer Carr and Flixton School House.